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<p>The Solar Energy Corporation of India (<a href="https://seci.co.in/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">SECI</a>) announced that it is rescheduling its pre-bid meeting for its tender for the selection of solar power developers for its 2 GW interstate transmission system (ISTS) connected solar projects.</p>
<p>SECI said the pre-bid meeting had been rescheduled to May 20, 2020, adding that the meeting would be conducted through a video conference, and invitations to the meeting will be sent on May 19, 2020.</p>
<p>The central public sector undertaking (CPSU) recently <a href="https://mercomindia.com/seci-extends-bids-submission-deadline/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">extended</a> the deadline for bid submission for the solar tender to May 28, 2020, from May 5, 2020, previously. The interstate-connected solar and wind power projects were tendered under tranche-IX of the ISTS program.</p>
<p>SECI had issued the request for selection (RfS) for both the projects in March 2020.</p>
<p>According to the tender document, it floated, the minimum project size allowed was 50 MW, and a single bidder can be allotted a maximum of 2 GW. Applicants are allowed to submit a single bid for quantities between 50 MW and 2 GW in multiples of 10 MW.</p>
<p>SECI had issued the request for selection (RfS) for the solar power project in March 2020. It also floated a 2 GW wind power tender around the same time. The deadline for the solar wind tender was also revised to May 26, 2020, from May 6, 2020, previously.</p>
<p>According to <a href="https://mercomindia.com/research-2/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mercom India Research</a>, SECI has so far tendered 16.7 GW of ISTS solar projects under tranche I to X; and 13.4 GW of ISTS wind projects under tranche I to IX.</p>
<p>Recently, SECI <a href="https://mercomindia.com/renew-power-seci-round-clock-renewable-tender/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">announced</a> the winner of its tender for 400 MW of renewable power on a round-the-clock basis. ReNew Power won an auction for the entire tendered capacity of 400 MW with a quoted tariff of ₹2.90 (~$0.038)/kWh. A SECI official confirmed the conclusion of the auction to Mercom. The tender was floated in October last year.</p>
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